Chapter 242: The One-in-A-Million Magic Prodigy (6,000 words, please subscribe in full!)
Establishing a spiritual connection over a distance of more than 6,000 kilometers does not seem like anything special.
You know, under normal conditions, Gnar, the symbiote god, can establish spiritual connections with other symbiotes even across a galaxy.
A mere 6,000 kilometers is nothing to Gnar, the god of symbiotes.
But the problem is, Russell is not Gnar.
Although the King's Serum reward greatly strengthens the abilities of the serum symbiote, it also gives him the ability to control other symbiotes.
But he had never tried to establish a spiritual connection with a symbiote from such a distance.
More than 6,000 kilometers, this distance does not seem particularly exaggerated.
But don’t forget, the diameter of the earth is only a little over 12,700 kilometers.
More importantly, the spiritual connection this time was not established by him on his own initiative. Instead, Bai Jue, who was possessed by Callum, sent a request. After getting his permission, they established this network like the Internet.
spiritual connection.
Although he didn't know when his spiritual connection with the symbiote expanded to this distance.
However, after discovering this, he tested it with other symbiotes.
For example, Bai Jue possessed the three bodies of Callum's companions Nathan, and Grendel who was located in the Atlantic Ocean Temple.
After testing, he finally determined that he could now establish a spiritual connection with the symbiotes at any time within half the world and issue "absolute orders" to them.
Although this was just an unexpected discovery, he was quite satisfied after discovering this, because it meant that his strength had grown unknowingly.
But if you think about it carefully, this is normal.
After receiving the award of "Fantastic Superman", he spent a lot of time in the sun.
Although King's Serum and Miraculous Superman are two different rewards, they are both extraordinary abilities integrated into his body.
Different rewards can interact with each other, which is not particularly difficult to understand.
After discovering this, he ordered Grendel to split a batch of second-generation symbiotes, intending to increase the number of White Zetsu Legions.
After allowing four White Zetsu to leave the Zhenglian headquarters to assist Callum and others, there were only 13 White Zetsu left in the Zhenglian headquarters.
Although 13 White Zetsu can also maintain the daily security needs of Zhenglian, the number of 13 is still a bit too small.
So, he didn't stop doing anything, and directly asked Grendel to split 200 second-generation symbiotes.
Octopus Headquarters Office.
After completing today's work as chairman, Russell left the office and flew towards the Supreme Sanctuary.
After more than a week of study, he has completely completed four Kama Taj introductory magic books including "The New Edition of the Universe".
Although the learning efficiency is not particularly amazing, Russell himself was quite satisfied with the fact that he understood the contents of these four magic books in just over a week without anyone's guidance.
He is not Doctor Strange, and he does not have that kind of innate amazing magical talent.
As a layman, it only took me a week to study these four introductory books on my own, which is already very good.
If it were anyone else, he probably wouldn't even have finished reading the book.
After flying over the Supreme Sanctuary, Russell landed in front of the sanctuary door and knocked lightly.
"come in!"
As soon as he knocked on the door, Gu Yi's voice sounded in his ears.
It's different from last time.
This time, after hearing Gu Yi's voice ringing in his ears, he felt a faint wave of magic.
Although he doesn't know any magic now, he has completed the most basic introductory learning anyway.
After getting Gu Yi's consent, he opened the door and walked straight in.
He originally thought that Gu Yi would continue to use space magic this time and transfer him directly to the living room.
However, it turns out that he thought too much.
When he stepped into the hall on the first floor of the sanctuary, nothing happened.
Forehead……
Although he had been to the sanctuary once, he was not familiar with it.
Without thinking much, he used clairvoyance, observed the internal structure of the sanctuary, and searched for the location of Ancient One.
After using clairvoyance to find Gu Yi's location, he walked up the stairs towards the living room on the second floor.
When he came to the living room, he saw Gu Yi making tea.
Just like the last time they met, Gu Yi had not changed at all.
He has a shiny round head, bright yellow mage robes, and a kind expression on his face.
The delicate wooden fan was casually put aside, and Gu Yi was making tea with a relaxed expression.
"Here you go, sit down!"
Gu Yi, who was making tea, looked up at Russell.
Russell said nothing, nodded, and sat on the chair opposite Gu Yi.
As soon as he sat down, Gu Yi handed him a cup of freshly brewed tea.
"You are a flower grower, so you should be familiar with tea. Let's see if this tea suits your taste."
Gu Yi said calmly.
"good!"
Russell took the hot tea from Gu Yi with both hands and blew lightly.
Then, he took a sip.
"It's not bad, but the tea from flower growers pays more attention to the original flavor, and adding honey is relatively rare."
Although from the appearance point of view, there is no difference between the tea brewed by Gu Yi and the tea made by the flower grower. Even the tea leaves are the Tieguanyin from the flower grower.
But adding honey to tea is obviously not a traditional way of drinking it among flower growers.
"Then I'll try the traditional method without adding honey next time."
Gu Yi picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and said with a smile.
After putting down the tea cup, she continued: "Do you want to carry out the next stage of study when you come here this time?"
"Yes, I have read all four books you gave me last time."
"If you don't mind, I want to start learning real magic."
After speaking, Russell took out the four magic books thicker than bricks from the system space and placed them on the table in front of him.
"You can learn all this by yourself in a week. It seems that your talent is higher than I thought."
"In this case, let's start the next stage of study."
Gu Yi picked up the wooden fan beside him and waved it gently, and the four magic books on the table disappeared.
Afterwards, Gu Yi stood up, took the wooden fan in his hand, and drew a circle in the air at random.
When the wooden fan began to draw circles, a circular portal with a diameter of about two meters, shining with golden sparks, quickly took shape.
Karma Taj's signature magic, portal!
Although the fighting style of Karma Taj Wizard is very different from that of traditional mages, it has to be said that the visual effects of Karma Taj Magic are no worse than those of other schools of magic.
Golden yellow, this color looks very rich!
However, what Russell really cares about now is not the portal magic cast by Ancient Yi, but a look at Ancient Yi's right hand.
"Are you curious why I can cast portal magic without using a hanging ring?"
Gu Yi seemed to have seen through Russell's thoughts and said with a smile.
"You cast a mind-reading spell on me?"
Russell frowned and asked.
"It's not a good habit to peek into people's hearts. I never do this kind of thing."
Gu Yi said calmly.
"Then how do you know what I'm thinking about now?"
Russell continued to ask.
"Because this isn't the first time you've asked me this question."
Gu Yi said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Russell reacted immediately.
Time gem!
Ancient One has used the Time Stone to view more than seven million of his futures. This scene is definitely not the first time it has happened, so Ancient One can know what he is thinking now.
"I see!"
Russell said helplessly.
I have to say that the Time Stone is really an unreasonable cheating device.
Especially when you don't know if the other person has used the time stone to look into the future.
"Let's go!"
After saying that, Gu Yi walked into the portal first.
Russell didn't hesitate and followed immediately.
Although he had never been to Kamal Taj, after the portal was formed, he knew that the one opposite the portal was Kamal Taj.
You can tell the architectural style at a glance.
After crossing the portal, Russell and Ancient One came to the hall of Kama Taj.
After seeing the two of them appear, the maid in the hall was not surprised at all and nodded slightly to them.
Gu Yi nodded in response.
Then, he took Russell towards Kama Taj's library.
According to common sense, Gu Yi could have set the portal's exit in the library, but she did not do so.
"Not performing magic in the library is one of the few rules of Karma Taj."
When heading to the library, Gu Yi said to Russell.
"Okay, I know!"
Russell nodded and replied.
Although he said that, he didn't think so in his heart.
If he remembered correctly, Doctor Strange used portal magic in the library, secretly took away the books in the library to study on his own, and also took away the book that Wang was reading.
Of course, he would not tell Gu Yi about this now.
Under the leadership of Ancient One, he came to Kama Taj's library and met the king who looked very blessed at first sight.
He was slightly stunned when he saw that the librarian was the queen.
Although after Doctor Strange came to Kama Taj, Wang was already the administrator of the library.
But Wang only became the library administrator after Casillas killed the previous administrator.
Now, Casillas was not bewitched by Dormammu, nor did he kill the librarian.
The reason Russell was sure of this was because when he and Ancient One went to the library, they met Casillas and Master Mordo.
After seeing Gu Yi bringing Russell to the library, Wang showed a puzzled expression.
Although he had never met Russell in person before, he knew who Russell was.
Although Kama Taj is a secluded mage organization, it is not a completely isolated mage organization.
What is available outside is also available here.
Like Google and WiFi.
Wang first said hello to Gu Yi, and then asked about Gu Yi's purpose.
After hearing that Russell was Gu Yi's new student, the puzzled expression on Wang's face became more obvious.
From the perspective of inheritance, all the masters of Kama Taj are disciples of Ancient One.
But there are only a few people who can really get the teachings of Gu Yi.
Even the king was not qualified to teach by Gu Yi personally.
Although he didn't quite understand why Ancient One would accept Russell as his student, Wang still frowned slightly after hearing that Ancient One wanted to take Russell to the library that only mages could enter.
The current Russell doesn't look like a real mage.
However, since Gu Yi said so, the king could only take them there.
After arriving at the library, which only mages could enter, Gu Yi first expressed his gratitude to the king.
Then, he walked straight to the bookshelf next to him and started picking out magic books for Russell.
Not long after, Gu Yi came back with three magic books that were no thinner than bricks.
"These books contain some introductory magic that Master Kama Taj needs to learn. You can start your real magic learning from these books."
"When learning these magics, you'd better find a safer place."
After speaking, Gu Yi handed the magic book in his hand to Russell.
In addition to these three magic books, after leaving the library, Gu Yi also went to the magic weapon room where the magic weapons were kept, and selected a hanging ring from it and gave it to Russell.
"The hanging ring is an essential prop for casting portal magic, and it is also an essential prop for traveling through special spaces such as mirror space."
Gu Yi said slowly.
"A must-have prop? Didn't you use the hanging ring when you first cast the portal magic?"
Russell asked rhetorically.
"Because I have completely mastered the magic of portal, and I can use it freely without the need for a hanging ring."
Gu Yi explained.
Russell nodded to express his understanding.
After giving him three magic books and a hanging ring, Ancient One used the portal magic again and took him back to the Supreme Sanctuary in New York.
"The magic here should be enough for you to learn for a while."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me at any time."
After speaking, Gu Yi waved his right hand holding the wooden fan casually.
The next second, Russell appeared in front of the gate of the Supreme Sanctuary holding a magic book.
That’s it again!
Russell shook his head helplessly.
After putting the magic book and hanging ring in his hand back into the system space, he flew towards the Zhenglian headquarters.
He has already completed the duties of chairman that he should perform today.
While there was still some time, he planned to practice the magic in the magic book immediately.
After returning to the Zhenglian headquarters, he first spent about ten minutes memorizing all the contents of the three magic books.
Then, it took about half an hour to understand the contents.
Finally, he came to the training ground, took out the hanging ring from the system space, and planned to start his first real spell-casting practice.
After putting the hanging ring on the middle finger and index finger of his left hand, he took a deep breath and recalled the details of the portal magic in his mind.
Portal magic is an entry-level magic that every magician of Karma Taj needs to master.
“Concentrate intensely, visualize it, have the destination in your mind, don’t limit yourself to the world in front of you, imagine every detail.”
"The clearer the picture in your mind, the faster the portal will appear."
While Russell was imagining the office of the octopus headquarters in his mind, he danced with his right hand and drew circles in the air.
Normally, this kind of spellcasting training requires a senior mage to teach you personally.
But it is obvious that what Russell is facing now is not a special situation.
Although he is now known as Gu Yi's student, Gu Yi adopts a typical free-range policy on him.
Although there are magic books and magic weapons, Gu Yi will not refuse to give them.
But it is obviously unrealistic to ask Gu Yi to teach him step by step.
Gu Yi accepted him as his student, which was a temporary decision.
According to normal development, the Ancient One will accept another student, the future Doctor Strange.
From a certain perspective, Russell is now considered a transfer student.
Although there was no senior mage to personally guide him, Russell didn't particularly care about this.
Isn’t it just self-study? It’s no big deal!
Although he is not an authentic Karma Taj Master and will not receive traditional wizard education at Karma Taj, he has advantages that other Karma Taj Masters do not have.
The magicians of Kama Taj were ordinary people in the beginning.
Russell is not an ordinary person, but a person with extraordinary abilities.
Before he learned magic, he already possessed divine power.
Although he is not yet proficient in using the divine power in his body, compared with other mages of Kama Taj, he is equivalent to being born with his own magic power.
The magicians of Karma Taj need to collect energy from other spaces in the multiverse, and then use the correct spells and gestures to cast magic.
In terms of spell casting methods, there is no difference between Russell and other Karma Taj mages.
However, he skipped the step of collecting energy.
Because the divine power in his body can perfectly serve as the magic power for casting spells.
To give a more vivid example, the mage of Kama Taj needs to borrow money from the bank to have money to spend, while Russell opens his own bank and can spend it however he wants.
Based on the magic knowledge he learned, Russell mobilized the divine power in his body bit by bit, trying to build a portal directly to the octopus monster's headquarters office.
As his right hand continued to draw circles, a little golden spark appeared in front of him.
Then, these golden sparks gradually turned into a circle, spinning faster and faster, and spinning bigger and bigger.
Is it that easy?
Although the portal has not yet been fully formed and is only about half a meter in diameter, Russell can already see the scene in the office through the portal.
Looking at that all-too-familiar office, Russell suddenly felt that Gu Yi might have made a mistake.
This was only the first time he had cast portal magic, and he was doing it alone without the guidance of other mages.
From this perspective, he performs better than Doctor Strange, who just learned the portal.
You know, Strange was able to learn the portal magic in a short period of time because Ancient One gave him special guidance and threw him in thin clothes on Mount Everest, putting him at risk of freezing to death, and finally he learned the portal magic.
magic.
Doctor Strange needed to learn this magic quickly under the threat of death, but Russell successfully cast it on the first time without any danger.
Although the portal in front of him has not yet been completely formed, it was enough to surprise Russell.
Looking at the portal that was getting bigger and bigger and was about to be completely formed, Russell felt more and more that Gu Yi had made a mistake.
Superman Clark may not have any talent in magic, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have talent either.
Although both have Kryptonian physiques, Russell's Kryptonian physique is obviously different from Clark's.
Clark's Kryptonian physique doesn't come with any magical powers.
A few seconds later, a circular portal with a diameter of two meters and shining with golden sparks appeared in front of Russell.
Success!
I am indeed a unique magic prodigy!
Russell began to swell.
After admiring the portal he had used for the first time, Russell walked in without any hesitation.
Without any accidents, after stepping through the portal, he returned from the training ground at the Zhenglian Headquarters to the office at the Octopus Monster Headquarters.
After returning to the office, he unlocked the portal behind him.
Then, the portal magic was cast again.
This time, he set the portal's exit at the apartment where he lived.
After the previous experience, the portal appeared faster this time.
It only took two or three seconds for the portal leading to the apartment to take shape.
Although the portal was formed, this time, he did not step into the portal, but directly opened the portal.
Since portal magic is so easy to learn, can other magic be learned immediately?
Russell was curious about this.
After quickly recalling it in his mind, he quickly decided on the second magic.
Mirror space!
Like the portal, mirror space is also an auxiliary magic.
Mirror space is an independent space that is completely isolated from the real world. Nothing you can do in the mirror space will affect the real world.
In addition to training, mirror spaces can also be used to isolate dangers, monitor, and imprison targets.
Of course, it is also a good choice for hiding things.
Mirror space is indeed a versatile auxiliary magic, but mirror space also has dangers.
If you don't know how to use portals or other space magic, you will be trapped in the mirror space forever, unable to even call for help.
What's even more troublesome is that the mirror space cannot be forcibly broken through physical means.
Even if a nuclear bomb is detonated in the mirror space, it will not destroy the mirror space, let alone have any impact on the real world.
In addition to this, the mirror space is easily affected by the multiverse.
The physical laws of the real world are in the mirror space and can be broken just like window paper.
In mirror space, space and matter can be folded and reorganized at will.
Just a thought can cause the buildings in the mirror space to twist and split, and even reset the direction of gravity.
Compared with the portal, the mirror space is not the least bit more dangerous.
However, as long as you master the portal magic, the danger of the mirror space will be greatly reduced.
After recalling the spell-casting skills and precautions about mirror space in his mind, Russell directly practiced mirror space in the office.
Compared with portal magic, mirror space is much more low-key.
To be precise, no special effects will be visible until it is successfully performed.
Maybe he really is a one-of-a-kind magic wizard.
Just like casting the portal magic, Russell successfully cast the mirror space for the first time.
Damn it!
I must have picked up the wrong script!
Looking at the strange "wall" in front of him that seemed to be composed of large and small irregular glass, Russell looked at his right hand in disbelief.